# 116-hr-5485: Ally’s Act

116-hr-5485, Ally’s Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5485
- Congress: 116
- Title: Ally’s Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2019-12-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 20
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Ally's Act This bill requires private health insurance plans to cover certain hearing devices and systems (e.g., bone-anchored auditory implants) and related items and services. The bill also imposes limits on cost sharing.

## Cosponsors (20)

- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2019-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2019-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2019-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2020-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2020-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2020-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2020-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020
- 116-hr-737: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2019
- 116-hr-550: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5485 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5485)

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- [116-hr-737: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-737)
- [116-hr-550: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-550)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
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